A More Classic Belt

[NoahL]

I know, I'm not supposed to make stuff that isn't distressed! Well, I decided to make a simple, classic belt, and this is what I got out of it. This is a plain brown horsehide leather belt with brass fittings and double keeper loops. It's basic and sturdy, and I did burnish the edges (they aren't perfect, but they aren't too bad, in my opinion). I don't have any good pictures at the moment, but here it is:

[kevinhopkins]

Y'know...Simple is nice. And that belt will wear for years. The one that I wear is made from two layers of horse. I put a 1" wide strip of rawhide in the middle of it, and sewed down the edges. I think I'll pass it on to my kid's kids....

Kevin

[NoahL]

Y'know...Simple is nice. And that belt will wear for years. The one that I wear is made from two layers of horse. I put a 1" wide strip of rawhide in the middle of it, and sewed down the edges. I think I'll pass it on to my kid's kids....

Kevin

Thanks Kevin! You know, I had thought about reinforced belts before, but I had always heard of it being done with heavy fabrics or special plastics--rawhide is simple and kind of a "duh" answer that I totally hadn't thought of--very cool!